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Amateur Musician Built the World's First Aerodynamic Car in 1924, Said No to Detroit Money
Amateur Musician Built the World's First Aerodynamic Car in 1924, Said No to Detroit Money

19 Apr 2024, 15:49 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / A Romanian inventor built an aerodynamically correct automobile with inboard wheels that did 62 mph with 47 mpg; Ford and GM tried to buy it, he refused them

 
1988 Box Chevy Caprice Quietly Agonizes in the Slaughteryard, V8 Surprise Still Inside
1988 Box Chevy Caprice Quietly Agonizes in the Slaughteryard, V8 Surprise Still Inside

18 Apr 2024, 12:54 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / A high-end option for the mid-sixties Impala, the Caprice endured for thirty years and ended as the last RWD B-body sedan in the Chevrolet lineup

 
Man Restores 1953 Bel Air Convertible in the 80s, Buys It in 2005, Drives It to This Day
Man Restores 1953 Bel Air Convertible in the 80s, Buys It in 2005, Drives It to This Day

15 Apr 2024, 23:02 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / Mostly forgotten due to its 1955 and later brethren, the 1953 model stands out as the inceptor that lit the fire on the Bel Air craze from the ensuing decades

 
Blew Two 427/425s in Its First Two Years – This Canadian 1969 Camaro COPO Wants New Owners
Blew Two 427/425s in Its First Two Years – This Canadian 1969 Camaro COPO Wants New Owners

8 Apr 2024, 13:09 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / The car blew two 427/425 big-blocks in its first two years before getting swapped with a small-block Chevy and barn-stored for over two decades

 
Q1 2024 Sales Report: Ford F-Series Is America's Favorite Large Truck Once Again
Q1 2024 Sales Report: Ford F-Series Is America's Favorite Large Truck Once Again

6 Apr 2024, 19:24 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / By nameplate, the F-Series is the most popular truck in the US of A. By overall volume, General Motors delivered more full-size trucks than FoMoCo in Q1 2024

 
My Uber Driver Just Proved GM's Theory Over Android Auto and CarPlay Safety
My Uber Driver Just Proved GM's Theory Over Android Auto and CarPlay Safety

6 Apr 2024, 11:47 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / General Motors said Android Auto and CarPlay could sometimes become dangerous; my Uber driver demonstrated this is really the case

 
Ford Outpaces Industry Average During Q1 of 2024 While GM and Stellantis Falter
Ford Outpaces Industry Average During Q1 of 2024 While GM and Stellantis Falter

4 Apr 2024, 07:57 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / According to Motor Intelligence data, the US automotive market industry's average growth during the first quarter of 2024 was of 4.7%

 
Bad Karma? The Man Behind GM's Anti-CarPlay Strategy Leaves the Company
Bad Karma? The Man Behind GM's Anti-CarPlay Strategy Leaves the Company

2 Apr 2024, 10:00 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Chief Digital Officer Edward Kummer waves goodbye to General Motors; the departure is part of the company's software organization

 
Team That Built the 50 Millionth GM Gold Car Replica Finds Rusty Piece of the Original
Team That Built the 50 Millionth GM Gold Car Replica Finds Rusty Piece of the Original

29 Mar 2024, 12:06 UTC · By: Elena Luchian / The team that built the replica of the 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air Sport Coupe with 24-carat gold plating has just dug out a rusty piece of the original car

 
1969 Wildcat More-Door Is No Looker, the 430 V8 Burns Rubber All the Way to BigSmileVille
1969 Wildcat More-Door Is No Looker, the 430 V8 Burns Rubber All the Way to BigSmileVille

15 Mar 2024, 12:54 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / The glory days of Buick saw several models that will live forever in the hearts of fans and car nuts, and even a beat-up Wildcat sedan has its place in there

 
Rate This Survivor 1976 Buick LeSabre 1 to 10, Don't Peek at the V8 Surprise Beforehand
Rate This Survivor 1976 Buick LeSabre 1 to 10, Don't Peek at the V8 Surprise Beforehand

13 Mar 2024, 20:01 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / 1976 was the last year for one of Buick’s most famous V8s ever, the notoriously torquey 455 CID dinosaur launched in 1970, at the height of the muscle car age

 
Solid 1971 Cadillac Fleetwood 60 Special Brougham Rots in Texas; Is It Worth a Rescue?
Solid 1971 Cadillac Fleetwood 60 Special Brougham Rots in Texas; Is It Worth a Rescue?

6 Mar 2024, 23:17 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / The luxurious four-door hardtop land yacht, the second-largest Cadillac automobile in 1971 (excluding the limo), was the All-American status symbol of success

 
Infantry Squad Vehicle Goes Into the Desert of the Middle East, Comes Out in One Piece
Infantry Squad Vehicle Goes Into the Desert of the Middle East, Comes Out in One Piece

6 Mar 2024, 22:05 UTC · By: Elena Luchian / GM Defense sent an Infantry Squad Vehicle to the Middle East to take part in the Summer Trials. The vehicle came out "alive"

 
1956X Buick Century Experimental Car Was Bill Mitchell's Ride; Hides Awesome V8 Surprise
1956X Buick Century Experimental Car Was Bill Mitchell's Ride; Hides Awesome V8 Surprise

1 Mar 2024, 20:57 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / GM’s head designer ordered a custom car for himself: made 225 modifications to a standard model, including power headrests and underside lights

 
Chevy K20 Square Body Pulls 400k-Lb Trailer, Snaps a Diff, Gets WhistlinDiesel-Massacred
Chevy K20 Square Body Pulls 400k-Lb Trailer, Snaps a Diff, Gets WhistlinDiesel-Massacred

29 Feb 2024, 13:14 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / In another thrash-for-fun-and-internet-hate video, a highly popular YouTuber with a proven track record of destructive skills mutilates an ’85 Chevrolet pickup

 
General Motors Will Replace L3B 2.7L Turbo I4 Truck Engines Produced With Cracked Blocks
General Motors Will Replace L3B 2.7L Turbo I4 Truck Engines Produced With Cracked Blocks

23 Feb 2024, 16:45 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / An unspecified number of L3B truck engines need to be replaced due to a "block main oil gallery hot core pin casting defect"

 
GM Super Cruise Network Jumps From 400 to 750k Miles, Includes Lots of Minor Highways
GM Super Cruise Network Jumps From 400 to 750k Miles, Includes Lots of Minor Highways

16 Feb 2024, 07:30 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The company claims it now has the largest such network in North America following the latest expansion that soared from around 400k to 750k miles

 
1957 Cadillac Sixty-Two Convertible Wants Nothing To Do With Today's Gangster Escalades
1957 Cadillac Sixty-Two Convertible Wants Nothing To Do With Today's Gangster Escalades

12 Feb 2024, 22:24 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / The luxury brand from General Motors had two convertibles in its lineup in 1957, when it introduced its 300-hp V8 in a low-ride X-frame

 
1974 Corvette Could Be Your Next Project; Original Big V8 Surprise Is Too Cheap To Be True
1974 Corvette Could Be Your Next Project; Original Big V8 Surprise Is Too Cheap To Be True

10 Feb 2024, 20:39 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / With 72k original miles and a numbers-matching drivetrain, the $6,400 coupe has no bumpers, radio, smog equipment, or original wheels but is nice overall

 
General Motors Might Build the Perfect Wagon, but Not for America
General Motors Might Build the Perfect Wagon, but Not for America

9 Feb 2024, 08:20 UTC · By: Elena Luchian / General Motors and Wuling have come up with several renderings showing the station wagon variant of the Wuling Starlight sedan